Posted on 11/17/2014 2:16:02 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Internet users would be forced to pay a new federal tax on their monthly bills if the government approves regulations recently endorsed by President Obama, a member of the Federal Communications Commission predicts.
Commissioner Mike O'Reilly addressed what's known as "net neutrality" at a Washington seminar on Friday.
That law requires telecommunications companies to pay into the FCC’s “Universal Service Fund” -- and would likely require the same of Internet companies. But O'Reilly says history clearly shows that the fees would quickly be “passed off” to customers, just like they are now on monthly phone bills.
“Consumers of these services would face an immediate increase in their Internet bills,” O'Reilly said Friday during the seminar held by the non-partisan Free State Foundation. “Let’s accept a truism: Consumers pay [the fund], not companies.”
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I love being “warned” by these a-holes.
/johnny
The most evil President in US history.
If I recall correctly, that finally went away.
EXEMPT Roberts (hater of John Jay) and
EXEMPT Gruber (hater of the Truth) know how
to get this through.
LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE
Ever wonder how advertisements follow browsing habits, or strange emails from sites simply visited?
If “Internet as ‘utility’” goes through, ALL tracking becomes property, not just accessible, but property of ... the gov...
...for the children...
KYPD
/johnny
It was probably given a new name. ;-)
I thought they said Ted Cruz was crazy?
If there is a noticeable fee, this guy has entirely failed to grasp this generation that are absolute electronic freaks. Texting and other forms of internet access on phones, you could very well see a massive backlash as people catch on to what he’s trying to do. His popularity will go sub zero.
/johnny
Net Grubertrality
NO MORE SLEAZY TAXES AND FEES ON MY PHONE BILL. STOP IT.
They should ask how much we would pay for them to leave it alone. Or I guess we could hand them some money and see if it is enough for them to walk away. Geeesh, and we criticize Mexico, at least the bribery there is a straightforward exchange.
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